Chinese Dictionary

Usage of the character 锅

pot; pan; wok; cauldron
pot-shaped thing
CL:口 (kǒu),隻／只 (zhī)

top of a kitchen range

cooking pot

wok spatula

a big wok
cauldron

casserole
earthenware pot

(neologism c. 2017) to shift the blame; to pass the buck

to hunch one's back (coll.)
a hunchback

trivet
pot-holder

steamer (for cooking)

large round baked wheat pancake

stew pot
stew pan
saucepan

saucepan lid
(satellite) dish

a deep fryer

frying pan

(dialect) to set up separate households
(sports etc) to analyze the reasons for a defeat

the bottom of a pot or pan
hotpot broth

dry pot, a type of dish in which ingredients are wok-fried, then served hot in a clay pot or on a metal pan

fryer

steamer

pressure cooker (Tw)

variant of 砂鍋／砂锅 (shāguō)

pan

fried dumpling
potsticker

to put into the pot (to cook)

to season a wok
to take the lid off a pot
(of the contents of a pot) to start to boil
(fig.) to become rowdy

colander
strainer
sieve
leaky pot

colander

a still (for distilling alcohol)

to cook again
to rewarm food

pot; pan; wok; cauldron
pot-shaped thing
hotpot

guoba (scorched rice at the bottom of the pan)

stove
cooking burner

iron cooking pot

(Tw) electric rice cooker

to fail

hotpot

(of food) to burst out of the pot
(fig.) to be in an uproar

(slang) (neologism derived from 背黑鍋／背黑锅 (bēihēiguō)) to carry the can; to be a scapegoat

wok
frying pan

boiler

electric rice cooker

dish containing a variety of meats and vegetables arranged in a broth in a clay pot
chafing dish

to block a shot (basketball)

twice-cooked pork

bowl cut (hairstyle)

see 涮鍋子／涮锅子 (shuànguōzi)

pressure cooker

see 連鍋端／连锅端 (liánguōduān)

shuànshuànguō

shabu-shabu (loanword)
Japanese hot pot

budae jjigae, a type of Korean stew

portable steam engine

to casserole
to stew
vacuum flask
cooker

meal cooked in a large pot
communal meal
(fig.) system that rewards everyone equally regardless of merit

hot pot
a dish where thinly sliced meat and vegetables are boiled briefly in a broth and then served with dipping sauces

"mandarin ducks" pot (hot pot with a divider, containing spicy soup on one side, mild soup on the other)

frying pan

paper hot pot (hot pot using a single-use pot made of Japanese washi paper with a special coating to prevent burning and leaking, used for cooking at the dining table)

erguotou (sorghum liquor)

erhua variant of 羅鍋／罗锅 (luóguō)

non-stick pan

hot pot containing stinky tofu and other ingredients (Taiwanese dish)

tinker
artisan who fixes leaky pots

non-stick pan (Tw)

to take even the cooking pots (idiom)
to clean out
to wipe out

(chemical engineering) reaction vessel; reaction tank

pressure cooker

to be made a scapegoat; to be unjustly blamed

reused cooking oil

a humpback bridge

(lit.) a pot of porridge
(fig.) a complete mess

guōwǎnpiáopén

kitchen utensils (literary)

jiēbùkāiguō

to be unable to afford food

shítouhuǒguō

claypot (used in cooking)

ránméiguōlú

coal burning boiler

záguōmàitiě

to be willing to sacrifice everything one has (idiom)

nǎilàohuǒguō

fondue

kōngqìzháguō

air fryer

chīdàguōfàn

lit. to eat from the common pot (idiom)
fig. to be rewarded the same, regardless of performance

ròulànzàiguōlǐ

肉烂在锅里

[肉爛在鍋裡]

lit. the meat falls apart as it stews, but it all stays in the pot (idiom)
fig. some of us may lose or gain, but in any case the benefits don't go to outsiders

règuōshangdemǎyǐ

热锅上的蚂蚁

[熱鍋上的螞蟻]

(like) a cat on a hot tin roof
anxious
agitated

yīmǎsháohuàiyīguō

一马勺坏一锅

[一馬勺壞一鍋]

one ladle (of sth bad) spoils the (whole) pot (idiom)
one bad apple spoils the barrel

shàngdāoshān,xiàyóuguō

上刀山，下油锅

[上刀山，下油鍋]

lit. to climb mountains of swords and enter cauldrons of boiling oil (idiom)
fig. to go through trials and tribulations

bùdàohuǒhòubùjiēguō

不到火候不揭锅

[不到火候不揭鍋]

don't act until the time is ripe (idiom)

dǎpòshāguōwèndàodǐ

打破砂锅问到底

[打破砂鍋問到底]

to go to the bottom of things (idiom)

chīzhewǎnlǐ,qiáozheguōlǐ

吃着碗里，瞧着锅里

[吃著碗裡，瞧著鍋裡]

see 吃著碗裡，看著鍋裡／吃着碗里，看着锅里 (chīzhewǎnlǐ,kànzheguōlǐ)

chīzhewǎnlǐ,kànzheguōlǐ

吃着碗里，看着锅里

[吃著碗裡，看著鍋裡]

lit. eyeing what's in the pot as one eats from one's bowl (idiom)
not content with what one already has
(of men, typically) to have the wandering eye

yīkēlǎoshǔshǐhuàileyīguōtāng

一颗老鼠屎坏了一锅汤

[一顆老鼠屎壞了一鍋湯]

lit. one pellet of rat feces spoiled the whole pot of soup (idiom)
fig. one bad apple can spoil the whole bunch

yīkēlǎoshǔshǐhuàileyīguōzhōu

一颗老鼠屎坏了一锅粥

[一顆老鼠屎壞了一鍋粥]

see 一粒老鼠屎壞了一鍋粥／一粒老鼠屎坏了一锅粥 (yīlìlǎoshǔshǐhuàileyīguōzhōu)

yīlìlǎoshǔshǐhuàileyīguōzhōu

一粒老鼠屎坏了一锅粥

[一粒老鼠屎壞了一鍋粥]

lit. one pellet of rat feces spoiled the whole pot of congee (idiom)
fig. one bad apple can spoil the whole bunch